O’Sullivan feared public storm after whistleblower quit

Nóirín O’Sullivan leaves the tribunal after telling it she had no idea why Sergeant Maurice McCabe felt under threat from herROLLINGNEWS.IE

Nóirín O’Sullivan was concerned that the resignation of a whistleblower who said he felt under threat from her would create a “public and political storm”.

Sergeant Maurice McCabe resigned as head of the traffic unit in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, shortly after learning that garda lawyers intended to question his integrity at a private inquiry into his claims of corruption and wrongdoing in the force.

He said that he felt “under threat” from the commissioner and was worried that if he made any mistakes management would “come down on me like a ton of bricks”.

In her third day of evidence to the tribunal, Ms O’Sullivan said that she had no idea why Sergeant McCabe felt under threat from her and was concerned by the potential…

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